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Bill Gates went to an affluent high school that was one of a handful to have a computer students could use, as well as a computer club, this was in the late 60s
by scrame 10y ago
Bill Gates went to an affluent high school that was one of a handful to have a computer students could use, as well as a computer club, this was in the late 60s I believe.
- giarc 10y agoIn Paul Allen's (auto?)biography he mentions that it was a group of mothers from the school that paid for the computer (or maybe the teletype terminal). I might be getting details mixed up, it's been a while since I've read his book.
- abecedarius 10y agoAs I remember it it was a teletype. In the same autobio, somewhat later, Allen and Gates got to learn from Steve Russell (of Spacewar) at his local company which I think might've had its own DEC mini. It's been a long time for me too since I read it.
- dwightgunning 10y agoThis explanation is also given in Outliers by Malcom Gladwell.
- giarc 10y agoMaybe that's where I read it. I've been reading a bunch as of late so I might be getting them mixed up.